FWD 2 HerbalEgram

HerbalEGram: Volume 6, Number 12, December 2009

December Featured Book Excerpt


Clinical Botanical Medicine, 2nd edition, is written by Eric Yarnell, Kathy Abascal, and Robert Rountree, and published in 2009 by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Hardcover; 438 pages. $99.00.

This updated edition of Clinical Botanical Medicine gives significantly expanded information on how herbs can be used effectively in common clinical conditions. It further focuses on “poorly explored aspects of botanical medicine,” such as beneficial cooperation among compounds within a plant or plants, and how the plant used as a whole can influence the toxicity of some of its parts. Organized into 2 parts, this book includes information on botanicals to treat or prevent specific diseases or conditions, as well as broader issues in botanical medicine.

An excerpt of Clinical Botanical Medicine features the book's table of contents, preface, and Chapter 23 "Herbs for Seasonal Influenza."

To purchase Clinical Botanical Medicine, please visit the publisher's website.